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Wednesday, April 20, 2005

Well, in this case, nobody is leaving. But could Georgia Tech be a possibility for Marquette sophomore guard Dameon Mason? This story insinuates it is a possibility:

Sophomore guard Dameon Mason is leaving Marquette after just two seasons.The move will be finalized once Mason finishes out the spring semester atMarquette next month. Mason told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "I just haven'tbeen enjoying it as much as I wanted to or as much as I thought I would and Idon't want to be in a situation where I'm frustrated or I'm not happy all thetime. I don't want to live like that for four straight years. I'm not saying itwould have been like that here for four straight years, but I don't want to putmyself in that position." Mason ranked third on the team in scoring this seasonat 11.9 points per game and second in rebounding at 5.6. "It's not really amatter of minutes or shots or anything like that," Mason said. "It wasn't reallya matter of that because I'm not selfish by any means. I know I got theopportunity to do it. Just certain things just went differently than I thoughtthey would. I was always frustrated. It came from both parts: I was frustratedwith myself and with the coaches at some points." Mason becomes the third playerto leave MU prematurely since last fall and the 10th since Crean took over ascoach in the spring of 1999. The Journal Sentinel mentioned Kentucky, GeorgiaTech, Missouri, Oklahoma State or Ohio State as schools that could be in linefor Mason's services. But Mason wouldn't discuss the issue because he hasn'tbeen released from his scholarship by coach Tom Crean.